Sanitary toothbrush holder



March 10, 1931. JEANNET 1,795,723

SANITARY TOOTHBRUSH HOLDER Filed Oct. 9. 1928 2 Sheets-Sheet l W g/6 m.

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March 1931- E. J. JEANNET SANITARY TOOTHBRUSH HOLDER Filed Oct. 9, 1928 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented Mar. 1 0, 1931 PATENT OFFICE EMIL J. JEANNET, or PORTLAND, oamon SANITARY TOOTI-IBBUSH HOLDER,

Application filed October 9, 1928.

The present invention relates to a sanitary toothbrush holder and has for its prime object to provide a structure which may be conveniently supported in a variety of dif-- 6 ferent places in an easy and expeditious manner.

Another very important object of the invention resides in the provision of a toothbrush holder of this nature which is simple in its construction, compact in its arrangement of parts, inexpensive to manufacture, easy to manipulate, strong and durable, thoroughly eflicient and reliable in use, and otherwise well adapted to the purpose for which it is designed.

lVith the above and numerous other objects in view as will appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides in certain novel features of construction, and in the combination and arrangement of parts as will be hereinafter more fully described and claimed.

In the drawing:

Figure 1 is a front elevation of the device embodying the features of my invention,

Figure 2 is a side elevation thereof,

Figure 3 is a Vertical longitudinal section therethrough,

Figure 4 is a rear elevation thereof,

Figure 5 is a top plan view of the device with the glass tube casing removed, and

Figure 6 is a detail plan view of the yield able supporting leg.

Referring to the drawing in detail it will be seen that the numeral 5 denotes a vertical bar having its ends laterally projected in the same direction to form ears 6.

A vacuum cup supporting member 7 is attached to the central portion of the bar 5 by bolt 8. A pair of upper spring jaws 9 are provided on the bar 5 and a similar pair of spring jaws 10 are provided on the lower portion thereof, and project in a direction generally opposite to that of the ends 6.

A supporting leg includes a cup shaped member 11 having a flat apertured plate 12 over the top thereof and formed with a finger extension 14 at one side and a fulcrum arm 15 at the other side.

This fulcrum arm 15 extends through an Serial No. 311,340.

opening 16 in the lower end of the bar 5. A curved spring 17 is engaged in the end of the arm 15 to the rear of the bar 5 and is engaged also as indicated at 18 in the bar 5. A glass tube 19 is supported between the free jaws 9 andlO and has its top end closed and its bottom end open, said bottom end resting on the plate 12 of the yieldable ledge.

The toothbrush is supported by the device in the glass tube 19 as is indicated to advantage in Figure 3. The cup shaped member 11 is adapted to receive disinfectant material 20 of any preferred nature.

From the above detailed description it will be seen that the tube may be disengaged from the bracket formed by the bar 5 and the members thereof and the yieldable ledge will yield when the glass tube is being taken out from the bracket or being placed therein.

It is thought that the structure, utility, operation and advantages of this invention will now be quite apparent to those skilled in this apt without a more detailed description there- 0 The present embodimentof the invention has been disclosed in detail for the purposes of exemplification since in actual practice it attains the features of advantage enumerated as desirable in the statement of the invention and the above description.

It will be apparent that changes in the details of construction, and in the combination and arrangement of parts may be resorted to without departing from the spirit or scope of the invention as hereinafter claimed or sacrificing any of its advantages.

. Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new is:

1. In a device of the class described, a

bracket, means comprising a vertical bar having offset ends in one direction and a pair of spring jaws in the opposite direction, a glass tube engaged by said spring jaws, said jaws to hold the glass tube in an upright position, the glass tube being closed at the top and open at the bottom, a ledge pivotedly supported on the lower end of said vertical bar adapted to be maintained in horizontal position and upon which the lower end of the tube is adapted to rest, said ledge including a flat plate having a finger piece to one side and a fulcrum arm to the other side, said fulcrum arm extending through an opening in the lower end of said vertical bar and a spring engaging the arm and engaged with said vertical bar for urging the ledge to a horizontal position for disposition against the lower end of the tube.

2. In a device of the class described, a bracket, means on the bracket for securing a glass tube in an upright position, the glass tube being closed at its top and opened at its bottom, a substantially semi-spherical member of hollow construction, said member being perforated, said member being provided with a finger piece extending from one side thereof, and a fulcrum arm extending from the opposite side thereof, said fulcrum arm adapted to extend through an opening in said bracket, a curved spring engaging the arm and said bracket to urge said member to a substantially horizontal position with the flat side of said member in abutting relation with the lower open end of said tube for closin and supporting the lower end of said tube.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

EMIL J. J EANNET. 

